San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-05-14
EDITORIAL BREvITrns

lhmt 10 Thpiuly reCoNcIihB HVh tho
wounds received 10 his fight with thos
outlaws and will soon resume duty.
DIR. CHAILLE, of New Orleans, says, do
not boil your water, filter 1t. How the
old scratch does DR.. Cbaille make tea,
coffee, hot-scotch, or a steaming punch?
HoUsToN is quite Irish lately, with
its great love of doublin'. Even that
$500 oil mill Is to be doubled into
$500, 600 grease producer.
LANDsDowNE authoritstiyely aDDoun-
ces that he desires O'Brien to have full
liberty OF speech accorded him In all
parts of Canada. The governOr-general
has shown great tact in making this de-
claratiOn.
The new Dominion cover on the other
side" is not happy over the threatened
nOn-intercourse with the United states,
but thinks Sam would get the worst OF
it and not Johns cub.
San ANGELO does not appear to be In
as much danger OF Throwing up her
tail, I" in the classic language Of the Ex-
press. on account Of so much rain, as OF
dragging it In the mud. Water up there
is ankle deep.
The Divine Patti shakes of the dust
of these shores and sails for Europe In
the Umbria. the same ship which
brought O'Brien to these shores. When
her next fare well tour will be made, is
not stated.
The head line, "Another glorious
rain" occurs so often In the state ex-
changes OF this office as to be slightly
HOMOGENEOUS. There Is no longer any
doubt that this Is to be wet year in
Texas.
HONESTY Is the best policy. This
holds good In wool deal as well as In
all else. The interests Of purchasers
an open wool market. San Antonio
needs such market and she needs 1t
very much.
The kick against the interstate law 10
losing much of its vigor. Before con-
gress meets 1t will be accepted as a ne
cessity, and the work Of go amending 1t
as to meet the end designed will be in
telligently undertaken.
CONGRESS with all Its imbecility did
put the weapons into Growers, hands
with which to fight this fisheries battle
successfully, but with his own pig head
ed Indifference to the oOuntry's interests
he refuses to use 1t.
The Dallas Times Is cavorting around
like bucking bronchO with bur under
the saddle, because Cuney's name Is on
the citizens aldermanic ticket at Gal
weston. Does Dallas run the Island city
municipality?
WACO is well watered without any
artesian attachment. Her wells and
free springs afford an abundant supply
for her present necessities without TAX
In bot f,nIl fro at
Waco is not dry town In any way,
shape, manner, or sense.
THOSE who have everything to fear
from the rapid growth of Dallas miscon-
strue the signs OF her real estate market.
The fact that her newspapers can al
vertise fifteen columns Of real estate In
one issue is proof presumptive that real
estate is lively. Hit Dallas somewhere
else.
The Wsllaces are coming to the front
as profitable book writers and lecturers.
Lew Wallace's ben Hur" has brought
the family into such notice that they
have been heard from ever since. The
mother of Mr.. Ben Hur is now lecturing
In the Blue Grass state on woman's
rights.
The Houston Post quotes the San An
"that the proper policy for a newspaper
10 pursue is to boom its town and give
no cut rates in advertising" The LIGHT
wonders why the Express does not fol-
low its own suggestion.
WHEN the San Marcos Free Press says
that the breweries and the saloon ele-
ment in San Antonio have terroriZed the
San Antonio Press. he follows the exam
Tlla IF thaf lprintnra WORTHY numaA
Ananias, as faithfully as ever sleuth
hound followed the scent. Verify, he
shall have Ananias' reward.
LIGHT office, with this very explicit de-
claration of priHciples-"W believe in
God, the freedom of the press, the re-
publican party, protective tariff, free
coinage Of silver and in the future great
ness OF Ell Paso.
The periodical craze after confederate
bonds, has broken out in England, and
the Economist, banking paper of good
standing, has a column advertisement
addressed to holders of such bonds.
The Economist will find an investment
in such securities very poor economy.
Roscoe CONKLING is opposed to Sher-
mans candidacy. If Roscoe was dead,
G.. Blaine, would be the next president
of this country. Roscoe is dog in the
manger republican, and the breed is in
finitely more contemplate than the
mugwump variety.
THERE is a growing hostility among
the democracy to that pedagogue
made and crank interpreted reform" for
which Mr.. Cleveland stands sponsor, land
that hostility is very likely to manifest
itself in the primaries and in the nomi-
mating conventions next year The air is
full of muttered curses, not loud but
deep, and they come from accepted and
influential democratic sources.
Ell PAsO is spasmOdic. She has an
other streak Of boom in her eye and
paints the editorial pages red with her
cries for municipal advance. She hank
ers Just now after lighted streets, num-
bered dwellings and a free delivery sys-
TEN at the hands of Uncle Sam. ASK
and We shall receive" after while, when
population doubles.
HISTORY is evermore being rewritten.
Now comes the modern sage to the fore,
and demon strates that the very SIM
plicity OF the Spartans and the severity
Of their virtues, which have been the
wonder and the boast Of all ages, were
the very causes of their early decay,
while luxurious Athens lived her down
and fought her into the background.
The lessons thus rewritten are at least
suggestive.
LITTLE GreeRville has gone into the
map business a la Fort Fort Worth and
Waco. A spiders web arrangement
adOrns the face of page, with a capt.
tai &c" In the center, and this is sup
posed to demonstrate that each SPIDERS